Cuban Liberty Council
The Cuban Liberty Council (CLC) is a not-for-profit organization whose stated goal is to promote liberty and democracy in Cuba.
Activities
CLC was founded October 10, 2001. Many of the members of the CLC's Board of Directors and Executive Committee have played key roles in shaping US policy towards Cuba and have led diplomatic delegations to the UN Human Rights Commission, where they achieved the passage of key UN Resolutions condemning Fidel Castro's human rights record. They have also played a role in advising foreign governments on their Cuba policy and have met with numerous world leaders, including: Václav Havel, Lech Wałęsa, Ronald Reagan, Boris Yeltsin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, José María Aznar, Ernesto Zedillo and Felipe González.
It has been called a 'hardline' organization.[1]
Notable members
- Marcell Felipe
- Feliciano Foyo
- Horacio García
- Alberto Hernández
- Ninoska Pérez Castellón
- Diego R. Suárez
- Luis Zúñiga
See also
- Cuba-United States relations
- Diaspora politics in the United States
- Ethnic interest groups in the United States
- Lobbying in the United States
- Cuban-American lobby
References
- ^ Isabelle Vagnoux, 'Washington-Miami-Havana 1999-2009: Towards the End of a Ménage à Trois?', in European Journal of American Studies, 2009 II, p. 3
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